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25 November 2016 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

Government inquiry calls for banking tribunal

The Coalition's inquiry into the four major banks has recommended the establishment of a banking tribunal to replace the current external dispute ...

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Coalition tables crowd-sourced funding bill

The government has introduced legislation that will allow unlisted companies to raise up to $5 million via crowd-sourced equity funding

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ASIC takes stockbroker to court

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings against Perth-based State One Stockbroking after it failed to comply with an infringement notice issued ...

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CommSec fined $200,000 by ASIC

Online stockbroker CommSec has paid a penalty of $200,000 for failing to place a lock on a deceased client's trading account. CommSec has paid a ...

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‘Vigilant’ APRA watching excessive risk-taking

APRA has issued a warning to financial organisations that are gradually ramping up risk to compensate for below-average profits. Speaking at ...

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Don't touch default super: AIST

The current default superannuation arrangements are working perfectly well and should not be altered, argues industry fund lobby group the Australian ...

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Whistleblower policy 'gaps' exposed: report

More than one quarter of Australian businesses have no system in place to record and track wrongdoing concerns raised by whistleblowers, a new ...

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Government to close client monies loophole

The Coalition will proceed with reforms that will prevent providers of over-the-counter derivatives from using client monies in other parts of their ...

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Treasury consults on 'user-pays' ASIC model

Treasury has released two consultation papers on its proposal to move ASIC to a 'user-pays' funding model, which is set to commence in the second half ...

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APRA updates RSE governance standards

The prudential regulator has announced a number of changes to two of its standards and practice guides to support better governance practice among ...

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